Definition of respectability in English:

respectability

noun rɪˌspɛktəˈbɪlɪtirəˌspɛktəˈbɪlədi

mass noun

1The quality of being socially acceptable.
provincial notions of respectability
Example sentencesExamples
- But the gravitational pull of bourgeois respectability remained strong.
- For a long time, the capital of Victoria seemed to be the seat of provincial respectability.
- They've got that credibility and that respectability back.
- He had brought nobility and respectability to the British stage.
- Has the notion of solidarity escaped him in his flight for respectability?
- The social respectability of science attracted the patronage of wealthy and influential figures.
- The old respectability of the establishment could no longer cover up the major moral lapses of the financial sector.
- Teaching offered both social respectability and an opportunity to earn a living.
- In our family, integrity is there, respectability also.
- In the course of her conversation on the day of the workshop, she often referred to the terms dignity and respectability.
- Wealth is a marker for social status, success, and respectability, just as poverty is stigmatising.
- The acquisition of land not only gave social respectability but also wealth.
- Modern dress also looks anachronistic in a world where respectability is a prime virtue and cuckoldry a social stigma.
- They spend their fortune trying to gain social respectability.
- They were well aware that, in order to retain social respectability, their sexual behaviour had to be beyond reproach.
- What they seemed to entirely be missing in their analysis is the notion of respectability.
- The Sixties completely wiped away the notion that virginity was essential to respectability and decency.
- If marriage confers social status and respectability, adultery confers a stigma.
- It describes the way the lower castes tend to imitate the customs and rituals of the upper layers in order to gain social respectability.
- It's a very worrying development and it's gaining social respectability.
Synonyms
stateliness, nobleness, nobility, majesty, regalness, regality, royalness, courtliness, augustness, loftiness, exaltedness, lordliness, impressiveness, grandeur, magnificence
1. 1.1 The quality of being accepted as valid or important within a particular field.
  scientific respectability
  Example sentencesExamples
  Now many astrologers seem to have a hankering, a hunger even, for scientific respectability that never fails to amaze me.
  They desperately crave scientific respectability, but it is their own theory that prevents them from attaining it.
  This is how it achieves respectability, legitimacy and, very often, public funding.
  In this way, perhaps, he seeks to cloak his book in an aura of scientific respectability.
  His take on the respectability of SETI in the scientific community is unduly pessimistic.

Definition of respectability in US English:

respectability

nounrəˌspɛktəˈbɪlədirəˌspektəˈbilədē

1The state or quality of being proper, correct, and socially acceptable.
provincial notions of respectability
Example sentencesExamples
- What they seemed to entirely be missing in their analysis is the notion of respectability.
- But the gravitational pull of bourgeois respectability remained strong.
- They were well aware that, in order to retain social respectability, their sexual behaviour had to be beyond reproach.
- The acquisition of land not only gave social respectability but also wealth.
- They spend their fortune trying to gain social respectability.
- They've got that credibility and that respectability back.
- It describes the way the lower castes tend to imitate the customs and rituals of the upper layers in order to gain social respectability.
- Teaching offered both social respectability and an opportunity to earn a living.
- The social respectability of science attracted the patronage of wealthy and influential figures.
- He had brought nobility and respectability to the British stage.
- For a long time, the capital of Victoria seemed to be the seat of provincial respectability.
- In the course of her conversation on the day of the workshop, she often referred to the terms dignity and respectability.
- In our family, integrity is there, respectability also.
- The Sixties completely wiped away the notion that virginity was essential to respectability and decency.
- Modern dress also looks anachronistic in a world where respectability is a prime virtue and cuckoldry a social stigma.
- It's a very worrying development and it's gaining social respectability.
- Wealth is a marker for social status, success, and respectability, just as poverty is stigmatising.
- The old respectability of the establishment could no longer cover up the major moral lapses of the financial sector.
- If marriage confers social status and respectability, adultery confers a stigma.
- Has the notion of solidarity escaped him in his flight for respectability?
Synonyms
stateliness, nobleness, nobility, majesty, regalness, regality, royalness, courtliness, augustness, loftiness, exaltedness, lordliness, impressiveness, grandeur, magnificence
1. 1.1 The state or quality of being accepted as valid or important within a particular field.
  scientific respectability
  Example sentencesExamples
  His take on the respectability of SETI in the scientific community is unduly pessimistic.
  They desperately crave scientific respectability, but it is their own theory that prevents them from attaining it.
  In this way, perhaps, he seeks to cloak his book in an aura of scientific respectability.
  Now many astrologers seem to have a hankering, a hunger even, for scientific respectability that never fails to amaze me.
  This is how it achieves respectability, legitimacy and, very often, public funding.

单词	respectability
释义	Definition of respectability in English: respectability noun rɪˌspɛktəˈbɪlɪtirəˌspɛktəˈbɪlədi mass noun 1The quality of being socially acceptable. provincial notions of respectability Example sentencesExamples But the gravitational pull of bourgeois respectability remained strong. For a long time, the capital of Victoria seemed to be the seat of provincial respectability. They've got that credibility and that respectability back. He had brought nobility and respectability to the British stage. Has the notion of solidarity escaped him in his flight for respectability? The social respectability of science attracted the patronage of wealthy and influential figures. The old respectability of the establishment could no longer cover up the major moral lapses of the financial sector. Teaching offered both social respectability and an opportunity to earn a living. In our family, integrity is there, respectability also. In the course of her conversation on the day of the workshop, she often referred to the terms dignity and respectability. Wealth is a marker for social status, success, and respectability, just as poverty is stigmatising. The acquisition of land not only gave social respectability but also wealth. Modern dress also looks anachronistic in a world where respectability is a prime virtue and cuckoldry a social stigma. They spend their fortune trying to gain social respectability. They were well aware that, in order to retain social respectability, their sexual behaviour had to be beyond reproach. What they seemed to entirely be missing in their analysis is the notion of respectability. The Sixties completely wiped away the notion that virginity was essential to respectability and decency. If marriage confers social status and respectability, adultery confers a stigma. It describes the way the lower castes tend to imitate the customs and rituals of the upper layers in order to gain social respectability. It's a very worrying development and it's gaining social respectability. Synonyms stateliness, nobleness, nobility, majesty, regalness, regality, royalness, courtliness, augustness, loftiness, exaltedness, lordliness, impressiveness, grandeur, magnificence 1.1 The quality of being accepted as valid or important within a particular field. scientific respectability Example sentencesExamples Now many astrologers seem to have a hankering, a hunger even, for scientific respectability that never fails to amaze me. They desperately crave scientific respectability, but it is their own theory that prevents them from attaining it. This is how it achieves respectability, legitimacy and, very often, public funding. In this way, perhaps, he seeks to cloak his book in an aura of scientific respectability. His take on the respectability of SETI in the scientific community is unduly pessimistic. Definition of respectability in US English: respectability nounrəˌspɛktəˈbɪlədirəˌspektəˈbilədē 1The state or quality of being proper, correct, and socially acceptable. provincial notions of respectability Example sentencesExamples What they seemed to entirely be missing in their analysis is the notion of respectability. But the gravitational pull of bourgeois respectability remained strong. They were well aware that, in order to retain social respectability, their sexual behaviour had to be beyond reproach. The acquisition of land not only gave social respectability but also wealth. They spend their fortune trying to gain social respectability. They've got that credibility and that respectability back. It describes the way the lower castes tend to imitate the customs and rituals of the upper layers in order to gain social respectability. Teaching offered both social respectability and an opportunity to earn a living. The social respectability of science attracted the patronage of wealthy and influential figures. He had brought nobility and respectability to the British stage. For a long time, the capital of Victoria seemed to be the seat of provincial respectability. In the course of her conversation on the day of the workshop, she often referred to the terms dignity and respectability. In our family, integrity is there, respectability also. The Sixties completely wiped away the notion that virginity was essential to respectability and decency. Modern dress also looks anachronistic in a world where respectability is a prime virtue and cuckoldry a social stigma. It's a very worrying development and it's gaining social respectability. Wealth is a marker for social status, success, and respectability, just as poverty is stigmatising. The old respectability of the establishment could no longer cover up the major moral lapses of the financial sector. If marriage confers social status and respectability, adultery confers a stigma. Has the notion of solidarity escaped him in his flight for respectability? Synonyms stateliness, nobleness, nobility, majesty, regalness, regality, royalness, courtliness, augustness, loftiness, exaltedness, lordliness, impressiveness, grandeur, magnificence 1.1 The state or quality of being accepted as valid or important within a particular field. scientific respectability Example sentencesExamples His take on the respectability of SETI in the scientific community is unduly pessimistic. They desperately crave scientific respectability, but it is their own theory that prevents them from attaining it. In this way, perhaps, he seeks to cloak his book in an aura of scientific respectability. Now many astrologers seem to have a hankering, a hunger even, for scientific respectability that never fails to amaze me. This is how it achieves respectability, legitimacy and, very often, public funding.
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